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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 29

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 69▲ 17 vs year ago 83 · +20.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 12▲ 5 vs year ago 8 · +62.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 3 vs year ago 7 · −42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Hot dry weather continues to impede cattle movement in area. Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.04/cwt on 21 head, down $26.24 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −31.43 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$395.04

▼ 26.24 vs prior sale

21 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.22

vs AR average

−4.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	395.04	2,195	21

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

395.04

—

AR average7 barns · 143 hd

402.26

−7.22

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−4.25

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−31.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $369.12, median $426.46 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	177.25	2,411	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,096	158.13	1,733	7thin

Every lot

38 lots · USDA AMS · County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,440	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	455.96/cwt	450.00–462.00	1,678	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	385	358.61/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,381	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	430.72/cwt	407.00–455.00	1,831	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	431.24/cwt	417.00–461.00	1,984	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	427.13/cwt	417.00–432.00	2,200	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,981	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	376.81/cwt	370.00–379.00	2,197	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,232	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	365.77/cwt	346.00–369.00	2,436	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,559	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,249	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,571	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,378	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	376.20/cwt	368.00–385.00	1,599	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	377.10/cwt	365.00–391.00	1,761	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	334.07/cwt	327.00–339.00	1,877	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	308.98/cwt	306.00–311.00	1,916	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	315.62/cwt	311.00–320.00	2,111	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,081	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,197	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	276.22/cwt	272.50–280.00	2,370	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	396.05/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,604	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,769	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	357.45/cwt	351.00–371.00	1,848	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,858	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,183	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	139.75/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,418	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	161.23/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,724	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	177.25/cwt	177.00–177.50	2,411	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,491	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,737	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,304	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,194	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,509	1

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Wed Jul 29, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 69Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 12Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 7

Compared to last week: Hot dry weather continues to impede cattle movement in area. Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	138.00–142.00	139.75
1	—	1,365	182.50	182.50
4	—	1,069	159.00–164.00	161.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	177.00–177.50	177.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	350.00–367.00	358.61
1	550–600	555	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	368	450.00–462.00	455.96
2	400–450	425	407.00–455.00	430.72
7	450–500	460	417.00–461.00	431.24
8	500–550	515	417.00–432.00	427.13
12	550–600	583	370.00–379.00	376.81
1	600–650	615	363.00	363.00
7	650–700	666	346.00–369.00	365.77
4	750–800	755	339.00	339.00
1	850–900	865	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	368.00–385.00	376.20
3	450–500	467	365.00–391.00	377.10
3	550–600	562	327.00–339.00	334.07
3	600–650	620	306.00–311.00	308.98
5	650–700	669	311.00–320.00	315.62
3	700–750	702	313.00	313.00
2	850–900	858	272.50–280.00	276.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	415	332.00	332.00
1	650–700	680	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	392.00–400.00	396.05
1	450–500	490	361.00	361.00
3	500–550	517	351.00–371.00	357.45
4	650–700	680	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	316.00	316.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,335	205.00	205.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	161.00	161.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	195.00	195.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	182.50	182.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.